Shareholders who undertake work in their apartment
must have a signed and approved Alteration or Decorating Agreement approved by
the Managing Agent, Orsid Realty Corp., and also must notify the Superintendent
at least 48 hours prior to commencing work.
For Alterations or Decorating work that will generate
noise, shareholders must notify neighbors in adjoining apartments on the same
floor and above and below. In addition, some alteration work may require access
to an adjacent apartment. If such access is necessary, written permission must
be obtained in advance from the Shareholder(s) in the apartment where you
require access. Please note that while cooperation is encouraged. It is not
mandatory for a Shareholder to grant you access to their apartment for you to
perform your desired alteration.
Requirements for Shareholders vary depending upon
whether the work is classified as an Alteration or Decorating.
Alterations:
This Includes: Demolition of walls, tiles, ceilings
and/or floors, installation or relocation of electrical lines, kitchen or
bathroom renovations except for minor changes listed below under Decorating,
installation or relocation of kitchen or bathroom fixtures and/or any other
work requiring a licensed plumber or electrician. The relocation of gas, steam,
water or other risers, or the installation of a Jacuzzi unless approved by the
Corporation on a medical exception basis, is prohibited.
In the case of the replacement of kitchen cabinetry
of a kitchen during which the sink, counter top range, wall oven or other built
in appliance/fixture will require detachment and reinstallation, a qualified
contractor (and/or licensed plumber or electrician when applicable) must be
hired to complete the work pursuant to alteration plans approved by the
Managing Agent. During any work involving the replacement of lower kitchen cabinets
(containing a sink, dishwasher and/or any other appliance not specifically mentioned
herein,) or any other plumbing work, the Corporation requires that all branch line
plumbing be replaced to the riser. All plumbing work must be done by a licensed
plumber.
Where a bathroom toilet is replaced, the building
requires that it be replaced by a tank toilet. If the work entails replacing an
existing bathtub by a shower, a larger drain may have
to be installed. Such work may also require access to the bathroom in the apartment
below. If this is the case, approval will be conditioned upon the Shareholder's
obtaining written permission from the neighbor below and the Shareholder's
repairing, retiling and/or repainting the bathroom below as required as a
result of such installation.
Before any alteration work commences, the Managing
Agent must be notified, and required plans, licenses, insurance certificates,
names of all contractors and subcontractors,- damage deposits, etc., must be
filed with and approved by the Managing Agent and the building's architect,
and, where they require, such as for the relocation of electrical lines, by the
appropriate City Agency.
The Superintendent must also be notified at least 48
hours prior to commencing work and notice must also be given promptly after
all work has been completed to allow inspection of the common areas for damage.
The Superintendent and the Managing Agent have the right to inspect the work at
any time during the course of the project and at project completion to ensure
that it complies with the approved scope of work. The Managing Agent may
require inspections by the building's architect as well, where appropriate.
Decorating:
This includes: Installation of new carpeting,
painting, floor re-finishing by a contractor, door replacement, cabinet
re-facing, upper cabinet and/or countertop replacement and other cosmetic
changes to the appearance of the apartment not falling under "Alterations"
as described above.
Before any work commences, 48 hours notice
must be given to the Superintendent that such work is to be done and notice is
also to be given promptly after the work is completed. The Superintendent will
inspect the common areas for damage and has the right to inspect the work that
has been completed to ensure that it complies with the scope of work approved
or represented by the shareholder.
Insurance:
Shareholders are responsible for any damage resulting
from the alteration and/or decorating work done in their apartment.
Shareholders are also responsible for the actions of their contractors,
sub-contractors and/or anyone else they bring into the building. Contractors and sub-contractors must carry their own
insurancenaming the Shareholder, The Vermeer Owners, Inc. and Orsid
Realty as additionalinsured. Shareholders are responsible for any
damage caused by, or as a result of,actions of their contractor(s)
during the course of the work and after the completion ofthe work
(i.e.: a leak that develops due to an improper installation that causes damageto a common area and/or an adjacent apartment.)
Any contractor or subcontractor who performs any work
in the building shall obtain the following insurance coverage:
$1,000,000 comprehensive liability
$2,000,000 bodily injury and property damage.
Worker's compensation and employees' liability covering all employees
of the contractors.
Certificates of Insurance shall be filed (a) naming
the Corporation, the Managing Agent and Shareholder as additional parties
insured, as their interests may appear; and (b) providing that such insurance
will not be terminated unless at least ten days notice is given to the Managing
Agent.
Damage Deposits; Damaged Door Painting
Shareholders are responsible for a refundable $1,000
damage deposit for Alterations and a refundable $250 damage deposit for
Decorating work as determined by the Managing Agent, the deposit to be payable
to Vermeer Owners, Inc.
For Alterations and Decorating, Shareholders are also
responsible for re-painting their front doors with paint to be provided by the
corporation, if damaged during the alteration or decorating work.
Delivery, Managing Agent Processing and Co-op
Servicing Fees
Shareholders are responsible for
1) delivery and other fees
pursuant to a separate Moves-Delivery Procedures Memo,
2) graduated processing fees to the Managing Agent
based upon the complexity of the project as set forth in the Alteration and
Decorating Agreements, and
3) graduated service fees to
the co-op based upon the duration of the work as set forth in the Alteration
and Decorating Agreements.
The Moves-Delivery Memo and Alteration and Decorating
Agreements can be obtained from the Managing Agent.
Hallway Floor Covering
For all Alteration work and Decorating work as
determined by the Superintendent, building staff is required to cover the
hallway carpeting with masonite boards purchased by
the building from the service elevator to the Shareholder's apartment each day
that the work is underway.
Scheduling
The Superintendent must be notified in writing at
least 48 hours before a contractor begins work. The written notification must
contain the following information:
Name, address, and telephone number of the contractor and
sub-contractor.
Work schedule.
Scope of work.
Telephone number where the shareholder can be reached during the
time the contractor is in the building.
Shareholders must notify the Super in order to
arrange for any delivery of materials that may require the 14th Street access door. Consult Move - Delivery
Guidelines memo for details.
No construction or repair work or other installation
involving noise shall be conducted in any apartment except on weekdays (not
including legal holidays) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and on
Saturdays between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. No such work will be conducted
on Sundays or holidays as listed on the yearly holiday schedule available at
the Concierge Desk.
No Alteration or Decorating work performed by
contractors shall be conducted in any apartment except on weekdays during hours
noted above, not including the holidays set forth in the yearly holiday
schedule.
Workers
Shareholders must provide the names of all workers
who will have access to the apartment in which the work is to be completed.
All workers will sign in everyday (for long
alterations, there will be a weekly card provided) when they arrive at the
building and will receive an identification card that will list their name, the
day's date, and the apartment number they will be working in. This sign in will
be handled at the Concierge Desk.
